Bryan Named Platform Adopted as Reported
Kansas City July 6 William J Bryan of Nebraska was unanimously nominated for president on a platform opposing imperialism militarism and trusts and endorsing free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 The convention adjourned after a long debate on the platform with Bryan's nomination met by a massive demonstration and unanimous roll call of states The vice presidential selection remains unsettled with Elliott Danforth among likely contenders.
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Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
United States
Platform Committee
Jones
Tillman
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Congress
Chicago
Department of Labor
Jefferson
Europe
Asia
England
Africa
Webster Davis
Missouri
McKinley
Alabama
Oldham
Bryan
E. B. Perkins
Dallas
Tex
White
California
C. T. Thompson
Illinois
Hill
New York
Reports On Peking Massacre Link Monarchs To Poison
July 6 dispatches in London confirm rumors that Emperor and Empress Dowager were forced to take poison as Boxers and imperial troops attacked foreign legations in Peking. Shanghai sources claim the monarchs poisoned themselves after the hour of crisis, while Chinese officials and foreign observers debate the tragedy and its implications for foreigners in China.
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London
Peking
Che-Foo
Shanghai
Tien-Tsin
Express
Legation
Prince Tuan
Sir Robert Hart
Japan
Russia
Daily Mail
Tatai Yu
Yang’ Ki
Chinese siege of Tien-Tsin persists against allied forces
Paris reports from Che-Foo that Tien-Tsin remains encircled by a large Chinese force. The 12,000 allied troops struggle to shield communications and prevent a direct assault as Chinese artillery outnumbers European positions.
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Paris
Che-Foo
Tien-Tsin
An ‘Gaeault
Shanghai
Peking
Lofa
Lutai
Russia
Japan
Woman Foils Escape of Prisoner in Indianas Happenings
In Indianapolis on July 6 Fred Whitefield escaped from county jail after seizing a revolver from guard Ben Norse. Matron Lizzie Whiteman bravely pursued and fought the armed prisoner, who fled as Norse surrendered with hands raised. Also on July 6 the American Anti Imperialist League announced its first national convention to be held August 15-16 in Indianapolis with 1100 delegates expected. Bourke Cochran Andrew Carnegie Carl Schurz and Bishop Spaulding named to speak. William A Mize of Chicago named national secretary.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fred Whitefield
Ben Norse
Lizzie Whiteman
Woman’s Department
Whitefield
Norse
Miss Whiteman
The
American Anti-Imperialist League
Bourke Cochran
New York
Boutwell
Massachusetts
Bishop Spaulding
Peoria
Carl Schurz
Andrew Carnegie
League
William A. Mize
Chicago
Carriage Crash Leaves Four Dead in Flora
A carriage carrying Noah Blicenstaff his wife and three children was hit by a switch engine moving from Logansport to Catler. A 6-year-old boy and a 1-year-old child were killed another child aged 32 was fatally injured and not expected to live. The family was returning from a Fourth of July celebration.
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Flora
Noah Blicenstaff
Logansport
Catler
Blicenstaff
Biicenstairs
Indiana social democratic party holds first state convention
In Indianapolis on July 6 the first Indiana state convention of the social democratic party convened with 45 representatives. The leaders listed include John W. Kelly for governor, Neal for lieutenant governor, Rowley for secretary of state, Rummer for treasurer, and Hugo Miller for auditor, with Columbus Terre Haute and Evansville among the named cities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Social Democratic Party
John W. Kelly
Marion
Neal
Terre Haute
Rowley
Columbus
Rummer
Evansville
Hugo Miller
Arson Suspect Henry Bruntz Confesses Fires Set
Indianapolis July 6 Henry Bruntz arrested on arson charge confessed to setting the An Son Hixson sash and door factory fire and many other blazes. He also admitted attempting to wreck a Pennsylvania passenger train on Union tracks last Friday by placing a forged iron frog on the rails.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Bruntz
Anson-Hixson
Pennsylvania
Union Railway
Multiple Indiana incidents reported on Fourth of July
A series of brief items from Kokomo to Logansport detail injuries and incidents including Marshal Campbell crushed by a 3000 pound plate at a plate glass factory, R A Conner's arrest after arming himself to pursue a rival, Hattie Malosh injured in a riot over a Fourth of July picnic, a south side Muncie bar fight with three wounded, an 11 year old Clark severely injured by a toy pistol cap, and other regional incidents.
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Kokomo
Ind
Marshal Campbell
Plate Glass
Campbell
Hattie Malesh
Mike O’donnell
Pearl Hosier
Malosh
Muncie
South Side
Hugh Hart
Alexander Borton
Hyatt
Murray King
Bedford
Clark
Captured by the Boers and Johannesburg Dispatches
Lord Roberts reports Lieut Rundle and a patrol captured near Pretoria on July 4. Trains run to Greylingstadt Natal. several Boers surrender. A soldiers home opens at Heidelberg with local funding. 2,631 stands of arms delivered to Gen Barton at Klerksdorp Krugersdorp Potchefstroom. De Wet’s cordon remains wide as Kruger insists on continuing fight. Dr Conan Doyle cites 10,000 to 12,000 enteric fever cases with 600 deaths at Bloemfontein in a month.
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London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Lieut
Rundle
Carbineers
Greylingstadt
Natal
Heidelberg
Gen. Barton
Klerksdorp
Krugersdorp
Potchefstroom
Transvaal
Gen
de Wet
Daily Telegraph
Laurenco Marques
Kruger
Watervalander
Reitz
Conan Doyle
British Medical Journal
Bloemfontein
Doyle
Chicago Heat Leaves City in Stifling Grip
Chicago records a persistent 90 degree day with five more deaths and 13 prostrations. The list of the deceased includes Dr. Robinson Tripp aged 79 and Ludwig Riban a one year old, among others, as relief efforts and city health warnings continue.
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Chicago
Robinson Tripp
Andrew Cushman
Ludwig Riban
Wm. Keene
John Leach
Saml
Knutson
Chas
Chizake
N. W
Hottest Day of Year Brings Two Fatalities in Pittsburgh
On July 6 in Pittsburgh the temperature reached 95 at the government station. The heat caused numerous prostrations with two deaths reported: John Williams, 40, and John Jackson, 60, identified as colored.
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Pittsburgh
Government Station
John Williams
John Jackson
Woman in Black Kills Baby then Jumps to Death
Cincinnati July 6 Mary T Lehnis killed her infant and attempted to suffocate her older son with gas at the Lombardy building on West Fourth street then fled in black attire. A woman in black later jumped from the C and O bridge nearby and did not survive. Police believe the two women are the same person citing a cruel husband and his death.
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Cincinnati
Mary T. Lehnis
Lombardy
West Fourth Street
Package to Neely With Costa Rica Info Causes Court Action
A package addressed to Charles F. W. Neely of Muncie, seized by government officers in Indianapolis on suspicions of money or Cuban stamps, was opened in court. Mailed from Costa Rica May 20, it contained general business conditions and a bank opening suggestion. The government obtained a $45,000 default judgment and will reclaim about $5,000 from a Neely Printing Co. mortgage.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles F. W. Neely
Muncie
United States
San Jose
Costa Rica
Neely
Neely Printing Co
Chicago midwife dies after carbolic acid act in fear of grand jury
Mrs. Martha Heisig a Chicago midwife drank carbolic acid in front of her husband and children to avoid punishment for a crime she was held without bail to the grand jury on the charge of performing a criminal operation causing death.
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Chicago
Martha Heisig
Navy Dispatch Reports Pacific Movements and Water Control
A terse message from Rodgers at Obe-Foo notes Wilde announced Oregon floated and pumps control water. It mentions a move toward Kure dockyard and an inland sea scenario. The July report confirms naval activity in the Pacific theater.
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Washington
Navy Department
Rodgers
Obe-Foo
Wilde
Oregon
Kure
Notable Obits and Political Moves Across Regions
Dr Henry Barnard a veteran educator dies at Hartford aged 98 Noble Prentice editor in chief of the Kansas City Star stricken with paralysis at his sister's home in La Harpe Ind Lizzie Miller of Quincy dies at 75 after visiting wife's grave three drownings occur from a lake skiff wreck near Lake Charles La Alabama coal operators and miners sign a wage contract for year ending June 30 1901 Senator J C Spooner of Wisconsin announces retirement from politics citing his wife’s ill health and Washington living burden.
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Henry Barnard
Hartford
Noble Prentice
Kansas City Star
la Harpe
City of
Mexico
Congress of American Republics
Sebastian Miller
Quincy
Lake Charles
C. J. Phelps
Amanda Johnson
Albert Johnson
Alabama
J. C. Spooner
Wisconsin
United States
Balloon ascent death and city fires headline in brief
Emil Markenberg, aeronaut, dies during balloon ascent in Santa Anna Cal. Hoboken fire claims 70 victims with 120 bodies recovered from the river. Shanghai reports Chinese forces marching toward Tien Tsin. Lightning at Bayonne Standard Oil works kills a watchman and triggers large flames. Bay View hotel burns as oil tanks explode and spread fire.
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Emil Markenberg
Santa Anna
Cal
Standard Oil Works
Bayonne
N. J
Bay View
National League In gs Box Scores and Results
Box scores for St Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Boston Pittsburgh and New York games show runs hits and errors with pitchers and umpires listed. Scores include Saint Louis 2 9 0 and Philadelphia 3 1 0. Cincinnati 0 1 0 and Brooklyn 2 4 0. Chicago 2 8 1 and Boston 7 0 0. Pittsburgh 3 9 4 and New York 7 7 4.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Rae
St.Louis
Phila
Powell and Criger
Pratt
Douglass
Hurst
R.he
Cincinnati
Newton
Peitz
Nops
Farrell
Emslie
R. HE
Boston
Taylor and Donahue
Dineen
Clements
Terry
Pittsburgh
Waddell
Leever
Zimmer
Carrick
Bowerman
Swartwood
ATS
St. Louis
Sasteweenen
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Wheat Prices
Cincinnati and Chicago markets show mixed commodity activity with flour types priced from 2.05 to 5.45 per unit, grain values largely nominal, and live stock ranges for hogs cattle sheep and lambs indicating varied demand on July 5. Wheat prices for No 2 red track hover around 84 85k. corn and oats quoted modestly on the Chicago board.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Expert Rifle Shot Miss Sonia Wright Captures Public Awe
Detroit teacher turned sharpshooter Miss Sonia Wright gained fame after meeting John E. Long of Lafayette Indiana. Under his tutoring she achieved bull’s eye hits at ten yards and later hit a cigar ash at eight yards. Her accuracy, notably line shots, drew crowds and led to public demonstrations at St. Boniface church bazaar.
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Sonia Wright
Detroit
Mich
Evening Mail
Lafayette
Ind
John E. Long
Wright
Long
Miss Wright
Mr. Long
St. Boniface Church
Bazar
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Firebug Confessea
R. A. Conner
Lebanon
State Statistician’s
Fred W. Day
Seattle
Wash
Duke Minthorn
Eugene Ford
Minthorn
Ford
Lieut. Rundle
Richmond,Va
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Chi
Hoboken
National League
Market Report
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